Tubular lantern.



PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

.A.'T. BISHOP.

TUBULAR LANTERN.

urnloulon FILED our. 16, 1906.

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.manner and ALBERT T. BISHOP, OF

HURVVOOD MANUFACTURING COM PORT, CONNECTICUT.

SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGN OR TO THE PAN Y, INCORPORATED, OF BRIDGE- TUBULAR LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed October 16,1906. Serial No. 339.225.

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Be it known that I, ALBERT T. BISHOP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Southington, county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Tubular Lantern, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tubular lanterns, and particularly to that type of tubular lanterns in which the globe is raised and swung outward to facilitate access to the burner or to enable the globe to be removed from its guard or holder.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved structure whereby the globe may be lifted and swung aside by a single continuous movement of an operating device such as a lever.

Another object of the invention is to rovide a lantern having a canopy for the globe, with improved means whereby the operation of a single device, such as a lever, will act through a sleeve to raise the cano y and globe, and then swing the globe asi e while the canopy simply remains raised.

To these ends, the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

Of the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification :F igure 1 is a side elevation of a lantern embodying my im rovements. Fig. 2 represents a section on ine 22 of Fig. 1, and lndicating by dotted lines the displaced position to which the globe may be swung. Fig. 3 represents a section on line 33 of Fig. 1, omitting the parts at and below the lower end of the sleeve.

Similar reference characters indicate the same or similar parts in all of the views.

From the base of the lantern, the side tubes 11 and 12 extend upward in the usual practically constitute portions of the frame of the lantern, portions of an ori dinary bail being shown at 13. The upper I mounted to slide. 16 indicates an ordinary form of glass globe used in lanterns.

A sleeve 17 is mounted on the tube 12, and 1 .port for said an arm 23 is secured at its outer end to the bottom of the canopy 15, and is formed at its other end with a ring or partial ring 24 incoupling to connect the arm 23 to the sleeve 17 so that the sleeve can rotate on the tube 12 although the canopy and its arm only move vertically.

The rest 25 and a-well known form the side arms 26 constitute of globe holder. The supglobe holder comprises two wires extending laterally therefrom and then upward to form two vertical portions 27, which constitute a guide-way for the operating lever hereinafter described. From the tops of the vertical portions 27, the wire extends horizontally as at 28, so as to constitute shoulders, the purpose of which will be presently described. The loop portion 29 of the globe holder support is secured to the lower end of the sleeve 17 so that said globe holder will move vertically with the sleeve or be swung aside by said sleeve.

The operating device comprises, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated, a lever extending through the side tube 12 below the sleeve 17 and having a curved or cam portion 30 extendin between the'vertical portions 27 of the gobe supporting arm. The extreme end of the lever beyond the curved portion 30 terminates in a projection or hook 31, which is adapted to engage one of the shoulders 28 of the globe holder arm, as will be presently described. The other end of the lever is rovided with a handle 32. A suitable catc 33 projects from the sleeve 17 in position to be engaged by the operating lever to normally hold it in the position shown in Fig. 1.

The operation of the device is as follows l/Vhen it is desired to change the relative position of the parts from that shown in Fig. 1 to that indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, st movement of the operating lever out of and away from the catch 33, causes the cam portion 30, running under the shoulder 28, to lift the sleeve 17 and also the canopy and globe-holder and globe, until the parts assume the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. -During this upward movement the portion of the operating lever extends swing it bodily aside on a substantially verthrough the guide-way formed by the vertitical axis.

cal portions 27, so that the globe holder can 2. Alantern including in its construction a not swing so long as said portion 30 of the sleeve mounted to slide and oscillate on a lever is between said vertical portions 27; portion of the frame, a globe holder rigidly but when the parts have reached the position connected with the sleeve, an operating lever,

shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the lever no and connections whereby said lever will first longer extends between the vertical portions raise the globe holder and then swing it 27, but its outer end or hook 31 engages the aside. shoulder 28 of one of said portions 27, so that 3. A lantern including in its construction the final movement of the operating lever a sleeve mounted to slide and oscillate on a will cause the hook 31 to swing the entire portion of the frame, a globe holder rigidly mechanism, including the sleeve 17, and the connected with the sleeve, an operating lever globe holder, and globe, around to the posimounted below the sleeve, and connections tion shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. When whereby said lever will first raise the globe the parts are in this position ready access is holder and then swing it aside. 7o afiorded to the burner, and the globe may be 41. A lantern including in its construction a removed from the side arms 26. When the sleeve mounted to slide and oscillate on a parts are to be returned to their normal posiportion of the frame, a vertically movable tion, a reverse movement of the operating canopy connected with the upper end of the lever first causes the outer s1de of the end of sleeve, a globe holder rigidly connected with 7 5 hook 31 to strike the other horizontal portion the lower end of the sleeve, an operating leor shoulder 28 and first swing the globe supver, and connections whereby said lever will port over the burner. A continuing movefirst raise the sleeve, canopy, and globe ment of the lever in the same direction perholder and then swing the latter aside. mits the globe and globe holder to descend. 5. Alantern including in its construction a The final movement of the lever under the sleeve mounted to slide and oscillate on a catch 33 acts to lock the parts in normal poportion of the frame, a vertically movable sition for use, the lever being held by the canopy, a globe holder rigidly connected catch with sufficient firmness to insure the with the lower end of the sleeve, a guide-way parts remaining normally in the position at the upper end of the sleeve, an arm exshown by full lines in Fig. 1 until the opertending from said guide-way to support the ator desires to raise the globe.

canopy, an operating lever, and means It will now be understood that I have prowhereby actuation of the lever will raise the vided a simple and economical structure sleeve and canopy and globe. whereby a single movement of the operating.

6. A lantern including in its construction a lever in one direction will first place the parts sleeve mounted to slide on a portion of the of the lantern 1n a positlon to permit the frame, a vertically movable canopy connectglobe to be swung, and then to swing said ed with the upper end of the sleeve, a globe globe, while a single return movement of the holder, an arm connecting the lower end of lever restores all parts to their normal posithe sleeve with the globe holder, said arm 5 tion and locks them there. Both operations having a vertical guide-way and shoulders,

may be very quickly effected and the moveand an operating lever fulcrumed below the ments of the connections must take place in sleeve and having a cam portion extending their proper sequence so that there can be no through the vertical guide-way of said arm possibility of their getting out of order. and provided with a terminal hook to engage Having now described my invention 1 one of said shoulders to swing the sleeve and claim globe holder.

1 A lantern including in its construction a In testimony whereof I affix my signature, globe holder having both a slidable and roin presence of two witnesses. tatable connection with a vertical side por- ALBERT T. BISHOP. tion of the frame of the lantern, an operating Witnesses:

lever, and connections whereby said lever A. M. WOOSTER, will first raise the globe holder and then S. W. ATHERTON. 

